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Alcatel Idol 4 vs LG G4

2.85 in
5.79 in
Alcatel Idol 4 Mobile Phone
Alcatel Idol 4
3.0 in
5.86 in
LG G4 Mobile Phone
LG G4
Editiorial reviews
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9 editorial reviews
Alcatel launched two affordable yet well-built Android 6.0 Marshmallow smartphones at MWC 2016, the Alcatel IDOL 4S and the IDOL 4....Read more
Can Alcatel continue what it started last year with their latest affordable smartphone offering? We find out, in this our Alcatel Idol 4s review!Read more
So... almost two years after Microsoft's last flagship smartphones (the Lumia 950 range) were launched and roughly a year after HP's Elite x3 became available, we finally have another new handset of note in the ecosystem. Yes, a variant was on limited release, on USA frequencies, late in 2016, but the Alcatel IDOL 4 Pro is here now, and on full 'world' LTE bands. Here's part one of what will hopefully be a stream of review content here on AAWP.Read more
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3.9 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
12 %
4 stars
75 %
3 stars
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2 stars
12 %
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User rating
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4.4 out of 5
33 user ratings
5 stars
51 %
4 stars
39 %
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4.0 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
32 %
2 stars
2 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
LG G4LG G4
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU cores8-core6-core
RAM memory3 GB3 GB

Display

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
LG G4LG G4
Screen size5.2 in5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
  • IPS Quantum
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density424.0 ppi538.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
LG G4LG G4
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f1.8 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
LG G4LG G4
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx

Storage

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
LG G4LG G4
Internal storage16 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage512GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
LG G4LG G4
MaterialGlass
  • Leather
  • Plastic

Dimensions

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
LG G4LG G4
Height5.79 in5.86 in
Width2.85 in3.0 in
Depth0.28 in0.39 in
Weight4.76 oz5.47 oz

Sensors

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
LG G4LG G4
Proximityyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes

Connectivity

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
LG G4LG G4
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.1
NFCyesyes
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes

Cellular

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
LG G4LG G4
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Alcatel Idol 4Alcatel Idol 4
LG G4LG G4
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2610.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time403.0 h375.0 h
Talk time14.0 h20.0 h

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